Speaker

Maggie Steber has worked for National Geographic magazine and other clients in 63 nations. Her awards include the World Press Foundation Award, the Leica Medal of Excellence, an Overseas Press Club honor and Pictures of the Year awards. Her photographs are in many collections including the Library of Congress. From 1999 to 2003, she served as Assistant Managing Editor...

Liz O. Baylen discusses the varied roles of a Los Angeles Times photojournalist, ranging from a Hollywood celebrity portrait photographer one moment to a dedicated documentarian of social issues the next.

Dr. Kevin Hand provides a firsthand report on the ongoing search for life on other worlds, discussing how the exploration of Earth’s ocean helps to inform our understanding of the potential habitability of worlds like Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons.

Sebastian Copeland discusses his most memorable trips — including attacks from polar bears, falling through the ice in the winter and shooting in freezing weather — and the fragile co-dependence between humans and the ice world.